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In the United States, Texas alone possesses a flag and seal directly descended from revolution and nationhood. The distinctive feature of both the state flag and seal, the Lone Star, is famous worldwide because of the brief existence of the Republic of Texas (March 2, 1836, to December 29, 1845). For all the Lone Star’s fame, however, there is much misinformation about it. Historians and political scientists have written about the Lone Star, but rarely has their work reflected a legal perspective focused on the available congressional and legislative documents. This article, originally published in the South Texas Law Review in 1992, centers on the legal basis for the creation and evolution of the de jure, or official, flags and seals of Texas and the laws that govern their use. Revision os an earlier article from 1991 (see preface on page 4).

This article was originally presented on October 12, 1991, at the 25th annual meeting of the North American Vexillological Association in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where it received the Captain William Driver Award. [IVI.CID] 70d7799b-57c7-4e99-9d5e-f5423e9426a3